Success with Orgination and Time Management

Success With Organization and Time Managment Returning to college after having been out of the school system for seven years has been quite a challenge. For me, high school was relatively easy; I had a teacher there to hold my hand every step of the way. The college scene is completely different as O 'Keeney states, "You 're really on your own when it comes to passing courses." Having strong organization and time management skills has helped make my time at college successful thus far. I owe a great deal of gratitude towards my work experiences. Without them, I would be having an extremely difficult time in college because "As a college student, you will be in complete control of your time and how you use it" (Surviving Freshman Year). One of the experiences that I gained while working in accounting was the ability to manage time well. With the lack of employees and increasing work-load, I had to be able to complete of all my work in a given time, and needless to say, with almost perfect accuracy. That was a very challenging task, but the only way I was able to keep my head on straight was by placing everything into organized stacks ranging in order of importance. I have taken this experience and reused it for school purposes. One of the goals I set for myself is to select the classes that are needed for my degree in the nursing profession; hence, I need to "Know what courses are being offered, and decide which ones you 're interested in" (Surviving Freshman Year). I looked at the suggested number of credit hours to take and decided which classes would fit into those hours, trying to only include one course that I knew would be difficult.
As it worked out, this semester I have classes all week with the exception of Thursday, when I have no classes. For the days that I am at school, I have anywhere from 3 ½ to 5 hours of studying time in between my morning and afternoon classes. I use this time to my advantage. It helps keep me on track to

Cited: O 'Keeney, Brian. "How to Make It in College, Now That You 're Here" College writing Skills with Readings. Ed. John Langan. New York: McGraw, 1985 "Surviving Freshman Year"